"against someone's will" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} against someone's will
  1. Due to being forced rather than by choice. Related terms: reluctantly, unwillingly Translations (reluctantly, unwillingly): tegen heug en meug (Dutch), vastoin tahtoa (jonkun) (Finnish), tahtomatta [possessive, suffix, with-genitive] (Finnish), contre son gré (French), á forza (Galician), wbrew woli (Polish)
    Sense id: en-against_someone's_will-en-adv-JcAE0WmT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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